![]() ![]() ![]() Conservationists and ecological scientists are currently exploring Thousands as well, a fact that is beginning to take its toll on the fragileĮcosystem. This mass movement of African species attracts humans by the The Serengeti may be best known for its role in the migration of thousands ofĪnimals each year. Root as well as numerous photographers and scientists." It's unique ecosystem has inspired writers fromĮrnest Hemingway to Peter Mattheissen, filmakers like Hugo von Lawick and Alan Two World Heritage Sites and two Biosphere Reserves have been established Region encompasses the Serengeti National Park itself, the NgorongoroĬonservation Area, Maswa Game Reserve, the Loliondo, Grumeti and IkorongoĬontrolled Areas and the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Serengeti is a UNESCO World Heritage site.įrom the fascinating Serengeti National Park website "the Serengeti Heīelieved he had discovered a mythical "paradise" in the scorching sands. Hunter Stewart Edward White happened upon it during an arduous desert trek. It was only discovered by the World at large in 1913, when American It is a uniqueĮcosystem of trees, plant life and fauna, smack in the middle of the Africanĭesert. The Serengeti has been called an environmental miracle. ".Then they drift past drifts of Serengeti" May be the image that gave birth to the Hip lyric. Opes wisely notes (I'm a rhyming messiah) that in Nirvana's "Pennyroyal Tea,"Ĭobain sings "Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld, so I can sigh eternally" which West Coast DJ extraordinaire and Hipbase regular "Opiated" points out that Downie and Cobain shared a mutual admiration for Leonard Cohen. TTH were the headliners, but everyone left before their show." They performed 3 (very cool) acoustic versions of material from "World Container." Gord spoke about the night at O'Cayz and sharing the bill with Nirvana. It was recorded the afternoon of 5/15/07. "I was fortunate enough to sit in at my local radio station's "Live from Studio M" show featuring The Hip. She was also present when Gord spoke about the show during a Madison, WI radio appearance in 2007: Hip Head Mary provided this shot of O'Cayz Corral where Nirvana opened for The Tragically Hip in front of about 40 fans. The lyric expresses a hope that Cobain's tortured being found a tranquil and Illustrated using the image of a comfortable, and full bellied sled dog relaxingĪfter a grueling haul with an exhausted sigh and a satisfied lick of the lips. Cobain struck the Hip'sįront man as a gentle and capable soul, an aura that Downie flawlessly ![]() Who was worn down by fame, drugs and depression and incapable of finding thatĬontented peace we all look for, but rarely discover. Far from a brush with greatness, Gord related his Cobainĭownie told Much Music in 1996 that he saw Cobain as a tragic figure, someone The band to introduce himself, only to find Cobain passed out on a pool table in This lead to a unique double billįeaturing Canada's band and the world's next big thing. Were double booked at the same American venue. Shortly before Cobain achieved his Lennonesque status, The Hip and Nirvana Moody and screeching messiah Kurt Cobain, kicked Michael Jackson off the chartsįor good while handing contemporary music its ass in a plaid hand basket. Nirvana's new movement, dubbed "grunge" and led by their As The Hip were establishing themselves on the US club scene in the earlyġ990's, a three piece out of Seattle was about to re-establish rock as both theĭominant form of pop-music and the discerning choice of rebels across middleĬlasses everywhere.
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